Tepeojuma

Tepeojuma is a municipality of Puebla with 8,918 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,457 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Tepeojuma

Demographic structure of Tepeojuma according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,497 people under 15 years old (28%), 5,490 people of working age (61.6%) and 931 elderly over 65 years old (10.4%).

0-14 years

2,497

28% of the population

15-64 years

5,490

61.6% - Working age

65+ years

931

10.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepeojuma

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	410	449	859	9.6%
5-9 years	430	415	845	9.5%
10-14 years	415	378	793	8.9%
15-19 years	374	407	781	8.8%
20-24 years	353	448	801	9%
25-29 years	275	367	642	7.2%
30-34 years	277	342	619	6.9%
35-39 years	243	279	522	5.9%
40-44 years	220	258	478	5.4%
45-49 years	169	211	380	4.3%
50-54 years	181	227	408	4.6%
55-59 years	179	261	440	4.9%
60-64 years	179	240	419	4.7%
65-69 years	158	159	317	3.6%
70-74 years	102	111	213	2.4%
75-79 years	91	96	187	2.1%
80-84 years	40	55	95	1.1%
85+ years	43	76	119	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepeojuma

Population Origin

Born in State

8,253

92.5%

Born in Another State

544

6.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

166

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

766

8.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

751

98% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

15

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

946

41.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

67

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

29 / 38

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

536

6%

With Limitation

1,014

11.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	267
Visual	171
Hearing	105
Speech	108
Mental	117

Education in Tepeojuma

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepeojuma, 737 people aged 15 and over can read and write (73700%), while 640 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.2 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	256	384	640	64000%
Incomplete primary	576	698	1,274	127400%
Complete primary	553	637	1,190	119000%
Incomplete secondary	129	109	238	23800%
Complete secondary	716	820	1,536	153600%
Post-basic education (18+)	573	775	1,348	134800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	160
6-11 years	39
12-14 years	56

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 26 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	9	9
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Tepeojuma

In Tepeojuma, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,162 people. Of those, 4,126 are employed and 36 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

4,162

H: 2,400 / M: 1,762

Employed Population

4,126

H: 2,375 / M: 1,751

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

36 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,711

H: 707 / M: 2,004

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,067	79.2%
IMSS	1,080	12.1%
ISSSTE	134	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	29	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	38	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,748	64.5%
IMSS Bienestar	37	0.4%
Private insurance	55	0.6%
Other institution	8	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,851	20.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepeojuma

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,711

371100%

Single

2,152

215200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,040

104000%

Households

Total Households

2,259

4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,488

65.9%

Female-headed

771

34.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,979	89.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	406	4.6%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	528	5.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepeojuma

Tepeojuma has 3,293 total dwellings, of which 2,259 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,077	92%
Earthen floor	182	8.1%
1 bedroom	851	37.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,408	62.4%
1 room	119	5.3%
2 rooms	442	19.6%
3+ rooms	1,698	75.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.5%

2,245 dwellings

Piped Water

99%

2,234 dwellings

With Drainage

97.5%

2,200 dwellings

All Services

96.5%

2,177 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,245	99.5%
Without electricity	14	0.6%
Public water network	2,234	99%
Hauled water	1,676	74.3%
Other water source	25	1.1%
With water tank	1,626	72%
With cistern	673	29.8%
With toilet	2,192	97.1%
With latrine	32	1.4%
With drainage	2,200	97.5%
Without drainage	59	2.6%
With all services	2,177	96.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tepeojuma

Household equipment in Tepeojuma according to the 2020 Census. 27.8% of dwellings have internet and 78.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,947	86.3%
Washing machine	1,564	69.3%
Microwave oven	437	19.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	783	34.7%
Motorcycle	424	18.8%
Bicycle	1,001	44.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,970	87.3%
Radio	1,585	70.2%
Landline phone	769	34.1%
Cell phone	1,779	78.8%
Computer	298	13.2%
Internet	627	27.8%
Pay TV	1,097	48.6%
Streaming platforms	66	2.9%
Video game console	46	2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

147

6.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

254

11.3%

No Computer or Internet

1,551

68.7%

No ICT at All

59

2.6%

Companies and Economy in Tepeojuma

The main economic sectors of Tepeojuma are Comercio al por menor with 180 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	180
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	48
Industrias manufactureras	44
Servicios educativos	9
Industrias manufactureras	8

Poverty and Social Development in Tepeojuma

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepeojuma has a poverty rate of 78.8% and extreme poverty of 22.1%.

Poverty

78.8%

6,754 people

Extreme Poverty

22.1%

1,896 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.5%

1,070 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.2%

443 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.5%

304 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.1%	3,012
Lack of access to health services	22.1%	1,890
Lack of access to social security	78%	6,690
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.4%	1,233
Lack of access to basic housing services	34.4%	2,945
Lack of access to food	23.5%	2,015
Income below welfare line	84%	7,198
Income below minimum welfare line	49.9%	4,278

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	69.6%	19.8%	22.4%	3.3%	0
2015	78.8%	22.1%	12.5%	3.5%	0

Crime in Tepeojuma

In the last 12 months, 63 crimes were recorded in Tepeojuma. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	5
2025/11	4
2025/10	10
2025/09	2
2025/08	3
2025/07	4
2025/06	8
2025/05	7
2025/04	4
2025/03	4
2025/02	4
2025/01	8

Health in Tepeojuma

Tepeojuma has 5 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepeojuma

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepeojuma	5,147	1,482
San Pedro Teyuca	988	1,549
Xoyatla	745	1,463
La Magdalena	403	1,444
El Pedregal	353	1,405
El Rodeo (Santa María el Rodeo)	296	1,474
El Paraíso	293	1,402
San Agustín las Petacas	289	1,494
Ignacio Zaragoza	167	1,480
San Francisco el Astillero	136	1,409

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